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Originally Posted by WFT
I'm about ready to publish my first novel based on the current financial crisis. I plan to publish in both e-book and conventional book formats. My problem is: which e-book format should I select?...
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The realistic answer is: As many as your market wants.
There are many formats out there, but it makes sense to choose the formats that will reach the most people overall. For the fiction market, for instance, this includes Mobipocket (the Kindle format), ePub, Sony Reader (LRF), eReader (PDB), and MS Lit (LIT), at least. I've never had customers ask me for PDF, so I don't supply them. And I supply RTF, so they can "roll their own."
Research your market directly, and find out what formats they prefer... then use those formats. PDF is an option... if you know your market uses it. It may well be the only one you need, to reach the vast majority of your customers. If they also use other formats, find out which ones, and use those.